Fayetteville

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#401

Global Rank

6.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.2%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
630K
GDP
$41B
GDP per capita
$64,759
Land area
7,428 km² (2,868 mi²)
Density
85/km² (220/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Fayetteville

State / province Arkansas

Language English

Stands out, per personMarket value: high vs United States and size peers

Fayetteville metro area

36.07, -94.17
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Market Cap Score, Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

5 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Baseball • Texas League

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Springdale

Other College Teams2 teams

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Fayetteville, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

1994· 1994-04-04

Top Companies

4 companies
1Walmart
$980B
Public
2J. B. Hunt
$21B
Public
3Tyson Foods
$20B
Public
4Simmons Foods
$9B
Private

Total Market Cap: $1.0T across 4 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, since 1979. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035040019801990200020102020

One year
One year +3.7%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +74.6%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +88.8%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −27.1%
2007Q2 to 2012Q1

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Bentonville (Arkansas) • Art

Languages of Fayetteville

English first in Arkansas.

LanguageShare
English91.7%
Spanish6.1%
Vietnamese0.2%
French0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
English reach, Arkansas
98%
Tier 1 census

Arkansas on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Fayetteville

#122 by artist origin · combined 17.2 (US 2.6 / UK 0.1) · signature decade 2020s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: J. Cole

Number-one singles by Fayetteville artists1

Screen of Fayetteville

#351 by film pedigree · score 7.8 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Brian Tyree Henry

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#603

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Fayetteville, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Northwest Arkansas National Airport

Bentonville • 4 - Regional